Reimu stared at her calendar. Tomorrow was the day. The day school started. Reimu wanted to cry. Mostly because of the fact that everybody in Gensokyo was strange.

Marisa came over everyday after the Rinnosuke incident. She learned that Marisa was a very involved thief, with a terrible hoarding problem. But Marisa was lovable in a strange way. Reimu liked that.

"Mu! Dinner is ready!" Her mother called from downstairs. Reimu sighed, dinner meant the day was over, then tomorrow hell would break loose. Her purple haired mother sat at the table with a warm smile, but when she saw her daughter's distressed face the smile was gone.

"Oh baby what's wrong?" Ume asked. Reimu sighed as she sat down and picked up her chopsticks. "I don't want to go to school just yet mommy. I'm just afraid of the people that live in this-" Reimu spread her hands out for emphases. "Place."

Ume looked hurt. "Gensokyo is not just a place! It's a very unique town!" The older Hakurei said. Reimu glared at her mother "Mommy! Yesterday I saw somebody with dog ears and a tail walk down the sidewalk!" Her voice cracked as she tried not to yell at her mother, it was rude.

Ume just sighed. It was going to take a long time for Reimu to get used to her surroundings.

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Reimu walked down the shrine steps 'This is it, no going back.' She thought to herself.

Gensokyo High was about a 10 minute walk away from the Hakurei Shrine. As she walked something flew over her head. The shadow wasn't the shape of a bird or model airplane. It was the shape of a...broom.

Reimu looked up and screamed. "Marisa?!" The blonde thief looked down and saw her small friend. Marisa swooped down and landed in front of Reimu, who looked as if she was going to vomit at any moment now. And she did. The vomit got all over Marisa's shoes.

Marisa screamed and hopped back. "Oh shit, you ok? Ze?" Her voice was urgent. Reimu wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Sorry I tend to well, throw up, when so many things like that happen at once." She forced a weak smile.

Marisa shook her head 'Well, there goes showing her that flying is the best way to travel here.' She thought to herself. "Let's just walk." Marisa tucked her broom under her arm and started walking. Reimu trailed behind her friend like a kitten.

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The first part of the school day almost killed Reimu, she had science, that was taught by Rikako-sensei. Who was crazy.

She wore this long lab coat that didn't fit at all. Rikako also had these small glasses, that didn't really seem to be effective. Her purple hair was in knots, and she looked as if she never brushed it before. But the craziest thing about her science teacher had to be the fact that she was so twitchy. Her hands shook and her head twitched a lot. Whenever her head twitched Reimu felt like she needed to walk out of the classroom.

Then her second period class was Criminal Justice that was taught by Shikieiki-sensei. Who was like a tiny drill sergeant.

She had this strange thing that was hooked to her belt that was called the 'Rod of Remorse'. Shikieiki-sensei did explain the use of it, but Reimu didn't listen at all.

Now Reimu was sitting under a willow tree eating leftovers from the last nights dinner. Reimu sighed as she slowly swallowed the fried shrimp. She watched two girls run across the courtyard throwing food at each other. Marisa should be meeting her out here. That's what she promised. Reimu just shook her head. 'Stupid Marisa, she probably stole something and got in trouble'.

"Hey! New girl!" A singsong voice called from the end of the courtyard. Reimu suddenly looked up and saw a black haired girl with raven wings ran up to her. "You have wings!" Reimu commented in awe.

The black haired girl just laughed "Well, duh! I'm Aya Shameimaru, a crow tengu that's the reporter for the school newspaper. And you're the new girl! Do you mind if I take a few pictures of you?" Aya was chipper and a smile spread across her face that seemed to never fade. Reimu just smiled softly. "I guess if you want to." Aya's smile then turned into a smirk. When she lifted the camera to take a picture a shadow cast both of the girls into darkness. "Shameimaru. Do not take pictures of that girl, she will not be bullied in your gossiping newspaper. Now fly off before I call Tenma." Aya just froze and shot into the air.

Showing the floating woman that was casting the shadow. Reimu cowered, holding the lunch bag close her her chest.

"Do not fear me I am your headmaster. Call me Mima-sama." The floating woman didn't have legs. Just a long translucent tail that made her look much like a spirit. "Come join me in my office, I have a few questions to ask you."

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Mima's office was cold. It had pictures of kittens scattered all over the walls. A knife was in a glass container on the desk. The knife had crusty old blood on it. 'Is this woman crazy? Why is there a knife here?' Reimu thought.

A cool laugh snapped Reimu out of her worried thoughts. "That knife has a story behind it, you will find out that story soon enough." Reimu nodded and Mima smiled.

"Now let's begin with my questions." The tone in the room turned dark. Reimu felt herself scoot the chair back a bit.

"You are Ume Hakurei's daughter correct?" Mima asked in a dark tone, her eyes were narrowed and her emerald green eyes seemed to pierce right through the teen girl. "Y-yes I am." Her voice quivered. Mima wrote something down in a notepad. "And you are in relations with Marisa Kirisame correct?" Reimu just nodded afraid to speak. 'It's time to go to class now! Why is she keeping me here?'

"I just have one more question. Answer this as honest as possible." Mima leaned over the desk a bit. Showing that she was serious. "How much do you fear Gensokyo and the people that live here?" The headmistress' voice was shrill causing shivers to run down Reimu's spine. She swallowed hard "I fear Gensokyo a lot, and most of the people do scare me." Mima just nodded in response.

"Go to class." She ordered the girl. Reimu nodded quickly and nearly ran out of the room

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When Reimu got home her mother wasn't there. 'Wow my first day of school here and mommy isn't here to say hello.'

She thought coldly. Reimu just shook her head and ran up the steps to her room. Her room was tiny, with her twin sized bed in the corner. Her desk sat across from her bed. The room may be small, it was smaller than the room she had at Konngara's. But this room felt more homey.

Reimu automatically plopped down on her bed, soaking in the feeling of not being at school. 'I do wonder where Marisa went today, I didn't even see her leave.' As Reimu's thoughts about her blonde friend filled her head a tapping on her window snapped her right out of her head.

She opened the blinds and screamed. An older woman was staring back at her, but her lower half seemed to be inside a pocket. The thing the woman was in had eyes everywhere, while bows seemed to hold it together. The woman seemed to be middle age with blonde hair and violet eyes.

"Open the window!" Her voice sounded muffled behind the glass, but Reimu did as she was told. "W-who are you?" Reimu asked. The nauseous feeling rose in her stomach. 'Don't throw up. Don't throw up' She thought.

"I am Yukari Yakumo." The woman that called herself Yukari said. "I know you had a tough first day Reimu, but don't worry your mother and I are here for you." Reimu almost did vomit. 'What? Mommy knows this lady? What is mommy not telling me?'

well its up. finally. if anyone was confused by rikako shes a pc 98 character from phantasmagoria of dim. dream. other than that i think im doing good!

UP NEXT: CHAPTER 3 THE GAP HAG AND THE CHERRY TREE